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A winery leak creates a “river of wine” on a city street in Portugal

An unusual flood hit a small town in central Portugal this weekend.

Instead of rain water. Liters of red wine spilled onto the streets of Anadia30 kilometers from Coimbra, due to a leak at a local distillery.

Wine sediment From the Levera distillery operating in the city, Explodes On Sunday morning (10) as the company itself confirmed to g1.

By incident A A veritable river of red wine dominated the streets of Anadia all day. Neither the company nor the city council were able to determine the amount of wine spilled, but photos shared by residents on social media showed streets filled with red wine, exacerbating the problem. In some cases, streams were formed.

In one of the videos, a resident points out that the incident was expected. “What was expected has happened.”

to g1The distillery denied any imminent danger, but said it was still investigating the causes of the excess in its lees.

Residents also expressed concerns that liters of wine would pollute a local river, but the city said it was able to prevent alcohol from getting there.

The city council also said there was no record of casualties, but it was still assessing structural damage. to g1The distillery also said it would bear any losses.